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CHERISHED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
Example:
so good to feel wanted
Synonyms:
cherished; precious; treasured; wanted
Classified under:
Similar:
loved (held dear)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb cherish
Context examples:
To this rule, Dr. Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire—a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness—you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
When everything was done they left the room, Catherine lingering only half a minute behind her friend to throw a parting glance on every well-known, cherished object, and went down to the breakfast-parlour, where breakfast was prepared.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when I beheld my person reflected in water or my shadow in the moonshine, even as that frail image and that inconstant shade.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The congratulatory letter which Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage, explained to her that, by his wife at least, if not by himself, such a hope was cherished.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Laurie smiled, but he liked the spirit with which she took up a new purpose when a long-cherished one died, and spent no time lamenting.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
“You have no best to me, Steerforth,” said I, “and no worst. You are always equally loved, and cherished in my heart.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
His desire to kill strengthened with the days, and he cherished hungry ambitions for the squirrel that chattered so volubly and always informed all wild creatures that the wolf-cub was approaching.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I had cherished a hope that his victims would find an opportunity to escape while filling our water-barrels, but Wolf Larsen had selected his spot well.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
No, said he; it is a long-cherished scheme, and the only one which can secure my great end: but I shall urge you no further at present.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The second day brought them into the cherished, or the prohibited, county of Somerset, for as such was it dwelt on by turns in Marianne's imagination; and in the forenoon of the third they drove up to Cleveland.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
